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Helicopter fallen in Russia: 4 people dead

Moscow, Russia - Investigations are in progress to set incident's causes

A Polar Aviation MI-8 helicopter crashed yesterday afternoon around 4:40 pm near the village of Russkoye Ustilye in the region of Yakutia, 4,800 km East from Moscow. About the 12 people on board, among which 5 crew members, 4 were killed and 8 were injured. Investigations are in progress to se the incident’s causes. The MI-8 are helicopters widely used in Russia as for civil as for military transports, b...

AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency - 138292
Rome, Italy, 03/28/2006 16:32
AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency

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